Deferoxamine Boosts Bone Repair
Filed in archive Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics by ruth on January 15, 2008

In the study, bone density surrounding the injury more than doubled to 2.6 cubic millimeters in treated bones compared to 1.2 cubic millimeters in untreated bones, the researchers said. The new blood vessel growth and bone healing was achieved through a cell pathway that helps the body respond to low oxygen levels, a common problem when blood supplyis affected by bone fracture and disease.
The UAB findings are published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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